어사

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See also: -어사

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 御史 (“imperial oversight advisor; imperial censor”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eosa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eosa
McCune–Reischauer?ŏsa
Yale Romanization?ēsa

Noun

어사 • (eosa) (hanja 御史)

  1. (historical) imperial censor; in dynastic East Asia, an official dispatched directly by the monarch to inspect whether the provincial magistrates were ruling justly and not being corrupt or extortive towards the people
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 御 (“royal”) + 射 (“shooting”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eosa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eosa
McCune–Reischauer?ŏsa
Yale Romanization?ēsa

Noun

어사 • (eosa) (hanja 御射)

  1. (historical) public bout of archery by the monarch
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 語辭 (“language”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eosa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eosa
McCune–Reischauer?ŏsa
Yale Romanization?ēsa

Noun

어사 • (eosa) (hanja 語辭)

  1. (uncommon) language
    Synonym: 언어(言語) (eoneo)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 漁師 (“fisherman”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eosa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eosa
McCune–Reischauer?ŏsa
Yale Romanization?esa

Noun

어사 • (eosa) (hanja 漁師)

  1. (uncommon, honorific) fisherman
    Synonym: 어옹(漁翁) (eoong)
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